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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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